The eight noble truths， also written as 八圣谛. {I} As taught in the S/ri^ma^la^-su^tra， the number eight is attained on combining two kinds of interpretations of the Four Noble Truths， the so-called created four noble truths 有作四谛 and uncreated four noble truths 无作四谛. The former are understood as incomplete understandings of the four noble truths held by the practitioners of the two vehicles 二乘， and the latter are complete understandings possessed by bodhisattvas 菩萨. ［胜鬘经法身品、仁王般若经疏卷三］ {II} As taught in the Yoga^ca^rabhu^mi-/sa^stra， （1） the truth of suffering of transience 行苦谛，wherein all conditioned existence arises and ceases without interruption. （2） the truth of suffering by destruction 坏苦谛，wherein one suffers by the disappearance of desirable objects. （3） the truth of everyday suffering 苦苦谛，wherein one meets disagreeable objects. （4） the truth of transmigration 流转谛，or fragmentary sam!sa^ra 分段生死. （5） the truth of the cessation of transmigration 流息谛，or nirvana 涅槃. （6） the truth of defilement 杂染谛，or affliction 烦恼. （7） the truth of purity 清净谛，where one eliminates afflictions upon ascertaining their unconditioned nature. （8） the truth of correct expedient means 正方便谛. ［瑜伽师地论卷四十六、大乘法苑义林章卷二末］